CN102394427A - Connector assembly for vehicle charging - Google Patents
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Abstract
A connector assembly couples an electrical power supply to a vehicle charging circuit. The assembly includes an elongate handle and a plug coupled to each other. The handle forms an internal cavity for supporting an electrical harness. The plug includes a first end that is attached to the outlet of the handle, and a second end opposite the first end for engaging a vehicle charging receptacle. The plug includes a series of tabs that longitudinally extend from the first end to engage a series of slots formed in the outlet of the handle for attaching the plug to the handle. The series of tabs and the series of slots collectively form a structural weak point for failure by localizing deformation between the tabs and the slots when the assembly is subjected to a predetermined side load applied to an intermediate portion of the assembly.
Description
The application is the continuation application of No. the 12/969th, 798, No. the 12/829th, 490, U. S. application submitting on July 2nd, 2010 and the U. S. application submitted on December 16th, 2010, the disclosure of above-mentioned application in view of the above by reference integral body incorporate into.
Technical field
One or more embodiments relate to the connector assembly of the charging that is used to be convenient to the vehicles.
Background technology
Electric vehicle and many hybrid vehicles comprise the socket that is electrically connected to vehicle battery.Socket is admitted and is connected to the electric connector that is used for to the power supply of vehicle battery charging.
The accompanying drawing summary
Fig. 1 is the sketch map according to the connector assembly that is used for the electric vehicle charging of at least one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 be Fig. 1 connector assembly be illustrated as partly the side perspective view of decomposing;
Fig. 3 is the side perspective view that is illustrated as further decomposition of the connector assembly of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the part sectioned view along the amplification of hatching 4-4 intercepting of the connector assembly of Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the exploded side perspective view of the connector assembly of Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 is the rear view of plug of the connector assembly of Fig. 2;
Fig. 7 be Fig. 2 connector assembly with the illustrated vertical view of unloading position;
Fig. 8 be Fig. 2 connector assembly with illustrated another vertical view of loading position; And
Fig. 9 be Fig. 2 connector assembly with illustrated another vertical view of another loading position.Detail
As required, at this detailed embodiment of the present invention is disclosed; But, should be appreciated that disclosed embodiment only is an example of the present invention, and the present invention can be multiple and interchangeable form embody.Each figure needs not to be pro rata; Some characteristics can be exaggerated or minimized to show the details of certain components.Therefore, the details of concrete 26S Proteasome Structure and Function disclosed herein is not interpreted as restrictive, but as just being used to instruct those skilled in the art to adopt representational basis of the present invention differently.
With reference to Fig. 1, the connector assembly that is used to be convenient to the charging of the vehicles is illustrated according to embodiment and is indicated by numeral 10 usually.Usually, the connector assembly that has disengaging parts (break-away feature) is set to be used for power supply is connected to releasedly " plug-in type " electric vehicle or hybrid vehicles.
" plug-in type " electric vehicle or hybrid vehicles 16 are connected to the power supply 14 that is used to charge.The vehicles 16 comprise vehicles charging socket 18 and the battery 20 that is used to receive electric energy.Vehicles charging socket 18 is installed into and can gets into from the outside of the vehicles 16.Vehicles charging socket 18 is admitted connector assembly 10.Battery 20 is electrically connected to charging socket 18, is used for store electrical energy.The vehicles 16 or power supply 14 also can comprise and be used for converting alternating current into direct current to be stored in the transducer (not shown) in the battery 20.
Fig. 1 has described the vehicles 16 and has driven away from power supply 14.In case the vehicles 16 are advanced enough far to remove any slackness in the charging cable 12, then tension force forms in charging cable, and this causes acting on the lateral load 22 on the mid portion of connector assembly 10.For the purpose of setting forth, this " driving away " incident is provided, but other situation can cause being applied to such lateral load 22 of connector assembly 10.For example, when assembly 10 was connected, the individual can not inadvertently bump against assembly 10 and maybe heavy object is placed on the assembly 10.
Fig. 2 illustrates the connector assembly 10 of the Fig. 1 that does not have shell 24.Shell 24 helps the parts of maintenance and hermetically sealed connector assembly 10.
Through towards handle 26 pulls trigger 42, flange 41 pivots connecting rod 40 counterclockwise, and this makes lever 38 pivot clockwise again and away from plug 28.When lever 38 pivoted clockwise, it compressed spring 43 and connector assembly 10 is untied from vehicle outlet 18.In case trigger 42 is released, spring 43 is just with lever 38 pivot back locking positions.Therefore, blocking mechanism 36 allows the user optionally connector assembly 10 to be attached to vehicles charging socket 18.
With reference to Fig. 3, microscler handle 26 comprises inlet 32, outlet 44 and at inlet 32 with export between 44 the main body 46 that forms.
With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the outlet 44 of handle 26 has formed longitudinally recessed cylinder-shaped bag substantially (pocket) 60 to main body 46.The drift part 62 of bag 60 packaging electronic wire harness 52.For succinctly, have only a drift part 62 in Fig. 4, to be illustrated.Negative line terminal 64 is by attached or be welded to the end of each drift part 62, and is fixed in the plug 28.Bag 60 does not comprise any moulding material 54, and therefore, the drift part 62 of wire harness 52 allows the flexibility in some motions.
With reference to Fig. 4-6, handle 26 can be formed by clamshell structure, and this clamshell structure has the front portion 70 and rear portion 72 that is attached to one another through horizontal securing member.In addition, adhesive or liner can be applied to each part 70 and 72 external margin with sealed inside chamber 48.
The size of protuberance 100 is configured to engage with corresponding slit 66 with interference fit.Interference fit has been guaranteed the load that the line contact at the opposite side place of slit 66 applies with distribution.As illustrated in Fig. 4, protuberance 100 is formed with circular contour.In one embodiment, protuberance 100 is formed with two millimeters radius and slit 66 and is formed with the width less than four millimeters, is used to provide interference fit.
With reference to Fig. 6, illustrated embodiment comprises three contact pin 98, and wherein, each contact pin 98 equidistantly separates around the periphery of base portion 79.Contact pin 98 can be by 120 degree spaced, and contact pin 98 is oriented at " 6 o'clock " position of below.Yet other embodiment of connector assembly 10 has been imagined more than three contact pin 98; Contact pin 98 has relative to each other different sizes; And between adjacent contact pin 98 irregular spacing.
Fig. 7-9 illustrates the disengaging parts 30 of connector assembly 10.Contact pin 98 and slit 66 are configured to when connector assembly 10 stands to be applied to the lateral load of being scheduled to 22 of mid portion of assembly 10, provide structural inefficacy weakness.Contact pin 98 is designed to " inefficacy " with slit 66 so that handle 26 is connected with plug 28 disengagings.This inefficacy can be realized by at least one plasticity or the strain in contact pin 98 and/or the slit 66.In one embodiment, connector assembly 10 is configured to fragile connector assembly 10, and wherein, contact pin 98 is configured to when the load 22 that assembly 10 stands to be scheduled to, rupture.In addition, Fig. 7-9 has shown the load on connector assembly 10 when plug 28 is recharged socket 18 (with the dotted line diagram) constraint.
Fig. 7 illustrates the vertical view of the connector assembly 10 in connection and unloading position.Handle 26 is connected to plug 28 and each protuberance 100 fully engages with corresponding slit 66.In addition, the drift part (not shown) of wire harness is partly compressed and is flexible.
Fig. 8 illustrate partly connect and loading position in the vertical view of connector assembly 10.Lateral load 22 is applied to the mid portion of handle 26.Contact pin 98 is flexibly distortion on the direction of load 22, and handle 26 pivots counterclockwise.Although contact pin 98 distortion, protuberance 100 is engagement slot 66 still.
Fig. 9 illustrates the connector assembly 10 in disengaging and loading position.When contact pin 98 distortion exceeded among Fig. 8 illustrated position, protuberance 100 was disengaged with slit 66, and handle 26 is connected with plug 28 disengagings.Fig. 9 has described flexibly distortion and has got back to the top contact pin 98 of its initial position and the bottom contact pin of distortion plastically and fracture.In addition, the drift part 62 of wire harness has been extended to allow protuberance 100 fully to be disengaged with slit 66, is used to promote that the disengaging of handle 26 connects.
Breaking away from parts 30 can be designed to break away from the predetermined lateral load 22 that connection stands to be applied to connector assembly 10 before at handle 26.The performance that breaks away from parts 30 can be adjusted to material character through the size of regulating contact pin 98 and slit 66 and adapt to different load requirements.
For example, in one embodiment, connector assembly 10 is configured to when the lateral load between 160-300 newton is applied to the mid portion of connector assembly 10, break away from or lost efficacy.Minimum load requirement is necessary to prevent that during normal operating conditions connector assembly lost efficacy.Peak load requires to prevent that the power supply 14 or the vehicles 16 are damaged during load.In order to adapt to 160-300 newton's load requirement, handle 26 and contact pin 98 boths are by for example for example
polyamide 6/6 are molded from the nylon material of state of Michigan BASF of Wyandotte.In addition, contact pin 98 is designed to have the common size of the thickness between the band 2-3mm.The embodiment of other of connector assembly 10 has been imagined by other polymer handle 26 and contact pin 98 of forming of polypropylene or acetal for example.
Although embodiment of the present invention are described hereinbefore, be not intended to all possible form that these embodiments have been described invention.On the contrary, the speech that in specification, uses is the speech described rather than the speech of restriction, and can carry out multiple change and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.In addition, the characteristic of multiple implementation embodiment can be combined to form other embodiment of the present invention.
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1. connector assembly comprises:
Supporting construction, it has microscler shape, has the inlet that is used to admit charging cable; And
Joint; It is arranged to engage with the terminal mechanical interlocking of said supporting construction; Be used for said supporting construction is connected mutually with vehicles charging socket, said supporting construction and said joint are configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass the lateral load of predetermined threshold values, break away from each other and are connected.
2. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 also comprises at least one connecting elements, and said at least one connecting elements extends from said joint, is used to engage the said end of said supporting construction.
3. connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein, said at least one connecting elements also comprises at least two connecting elementss, each connecting elements equidistantly separates around the periphery of said joint each other.
4. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1; Also comprise: at least one connecting elements that forms by flexible material; Said at least one connecting elements longitudinally extends from the said end of said supporting construction and at least one the peripheral edge the said joint, is used for engaging another of said joint and said supporting construction.
5. connector assembly as claimed in claim 4 also comprises the part of increasing, and the part of said increasing is radially extended from the mid portion of said connecting elements, is used for said joint is connected to said supporting construction.
6. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, The said end of said supporting construction and at least one in the said joint comprise the outer wall with at least one hole of passing its formation; The size in said at least one hole is configured to admit the part of the connecting elements of another extension from said joint and said supporting construction, is used for said joint is connected to said supporting construction.
7. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, The said end of said supporting construction comprises the outer wall with at least two holes passing its formation; Said at least two holes equidistantly separate around the periphery of said end each other, and the size in said at least two holes is configured to admit the part of the connecting elements that extends from said joint, are used for said joint is connected to said supporting construction.
8. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said joint is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass the vertical substantially load of said predetermined threshold values, be connected with said supporting construction disengaging.
9. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said joint is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass 160 newton's load, plastically be out of shape and breaks away from said supporting construction and is connected.
10. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said supporting construction also comprises the clamshell style supporting construction, and said clamshell style supporting construction has front and rear, and said rear portion is connected to said front portion jointly to be formed for encapsulating the chamber of wire harness.
11. a connector assembly comprises:
Supporting construction, it has microscler shape; And
Joint, it is arranged to engage with the terminal mechanical interlocking of said supporting construction;
Wherein, said supporting construction is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass the lateral load of predetermined threshold values, be connected with said joint disengaging.
12. connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein, said joint also comprises at least one connecting elements that is formed by flexible material, and said at least one connecting elements longitudinally extends from said joint, is used to engage the said end of said supporting construction.
13. connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein, said supporting construction also comprises the outer wall that is formed on said end, and said outer wall has at least one hole of passing its formation.
14. connector assembly as claimed in claim 13; Wherein, Said joint also comprises the part of increasing, and the part of said increasing is extended from the mid portion outward radial ground of said connecting elements, is used to engage said at least one hole and said joint is connected to said supporting construction.
15. connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein, said joint is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass 160 newton's load, plastically be out of shape and breaks away from said supporting construction and is connected.
16. a system comprises:
Charging cable, it is used to be connected to outside power supply; And
Connector assembly, it is attached to said charging cable, and said connector assembly is provided with:
Supporting construction, it has microscler shape, has the inlet that is used to admit charging cable, and
Joint; It is arranged to engage with the terminal mechanical interlocking of said supporting construction; Be used for said supporting construction is connected mutually with vehicles charging socket, said supporting construction and said joint are configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass the lateral load of predetermined threshold values, break away from each other and are connected.
17. system as claimed in claim 16; Wherein, Said connector assembly also comprises the lever that is connected to said supporting construction pivotally and longitudinally extends beyond said joint, and wherein, said lever activated optionally said connector assembly is attached to said vehicles charging socket.
18. connector assembly as claimed in claim 16; Also comprise at least one connecting elements that forms by flexible material; Said at least one connecting elements longitudinally extends from the said end of said supporting construction and at least one the peripheral edge the said joint, is used for engaging in said joint and the said supporting construction another.
19. connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein, said supporting construction is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass the vertical substantially load of said predetermined threshold values, be connected with said joint disengaging.
20. connector assembly as claimed in claim 16; Wherein, at least one in said joint and the said supporting construction is configured to when said connector assembly stands to surpass 160 newton's load, plastically to be out of shape and is connected with another disengaging in the said supporting construction with said joint.
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